Rudi von Planta, Ragheda Aldoni and Tamuna TsivTsivadze from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) discuss arts and culture as a human right, an engine for social change, a key characteristic of a functioning democratic society, and a catalyst for greater social inclusion using multiple examples from SDC’s portfolio of projects. They make a case for instrumentalising culture to support existing development and humanitarian efforts, particularly in emergency set-ups such as the Occupied Palestinian Territory and South Caucasus. Watch the full lecture here.